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Book SynopsisTokyo lives up to its reputation as a modern metropolis and, as this book shows, it is also one of the most exciting and diverse places on the planet.Focusing on Tokyo and its surrounding areas, photojournalist Stephen Mansfield brings this buzzing place to life within these pages. He presents all the well-established sights along with many new ones that are not "discovered" yet. This book will provide inspiration for every traveler—whether your interests are J-culture, fashion, food, traditional crafts, gardens or nature trails (or all of the above!).This visual guide is the perfect introduction for anyone planning a trip to Tokyo, reminiscing about time spent there or those hoping to go in the future.Trade Review"…Mansfield offers a fact-rich volume dense with political and historical context…" -- Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisThe Middle Ages arguably constitute the golden age of the prominent fortress town of Methone, an ancient settlement sited on the west coast of the Messenian peninsula of the Peloponnese. Its medieval magnificence is reflected in the strong fortification walls, built by the Venetians, who expelled the Frankish garrison of Geoffrey of Villehardouin in 1206, and took over the town three years later, following the signing of the Treaty of Sapientza in 1209. When the Venetians conquered Crete, Methone functioned as a bulwark of their colony in their competition with the Genoese. The fortress turned into a station on the way to the coasts of Asia and the Holy Land. Chroniclers of the West describe the Peloponnese as “L’Île de Modon” (Island of Methone). The significance of the fortress becomes evident in the note verbale of Doge A. Barbarigo in 1500 (after its capture by the Ottomans) to the Pope, the king of Spain and other princes: “we have lost the marvellous base for all ships sailing towards the East”. In the wake of the Naval Battle of Navarino, the liberating French troops of the commander-in-chief Maison, built a new town outside the walls. What survive today within the fortress are the ruins of Ottoman baths (hammam) and a minaret, underground cisterns, a gunpowder magazine and the church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour.

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Book SynopsisA completely new account of the archaeological and historical evidence which relates to Delphi - the most important place in the ancient world. Each of the three sites at Delphi - the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Sanctuary of Athena and the Gymnasium - are described in detail, along with its architectural development and the Museum, where the works of art on display can be directly related to the place in which they were found. A separate chapter discussed the Pythian festival, the oracular procedure and an interpretation of the Delphic rituals, to explain the arcane phenomena of the oracle and the enduring influence that the sanctuary had throughout ancient Greek history. Written in an accessible style, the book incorporates the results of the latest research into the sanctuary of Delphi and uses photographs to demonstrate the conservation works carried out in recent years.Table of ContentsThe Site Foundation Myths and Legends Apollo Delphi The Pythian Games Oracles and the Oracular Process The Sanctuary of Apollo The Museum The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia The Gymnasium

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Book SynopsisA completely new account of the archaeological and historical evidence relating to Delphi - one of the most important places in the ancient world. Each of the three sites at Delphi - the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Sanctuary of Athena and the Gymnasium - are described in detail, along with its architectural development and the Museum, where the works of art on display can be directly related to the place in which they were found. A separate chapter discusses the Pythian festival, the oracular procedure and an interpretation of the Delphic rituals, to explain the arcane phenomena of the oracle and the enduring influence that the sanctuary had throughout ancient Greek history. Written in an accessible style, the book incorporates the results of the latest research into the sanctuary of Delphi and uses photographs to demonstrate the conservation works carried out in recent years.Table of ContentsThe Site Foundation Myths and Legends Apollo Delphi The Pythian Games Oracles and the Oracular Process The Sanctuary of Apollo The Museum The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia The Gymnasium

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Book SynopsisTwenty-One Years is published on the occasion of the twenty-one year anniversary of Cheim & Read. The book features a comprehensive record of exhibitions, including installation views and seminal artworks.

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Book SynopsisWith the help of 100 artworks, this book guides you through the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Learn more about Kazimir Malevich's groundbreaking abstract paintings, the ingeniously knotted chair by Marcel Wanders, nearly kitschy art by Jeff Koons, and Rineke Dijkstra's intense portraits. Ten introductory texts impart everything you need to know in 1,000 words about modern art, photography, and design. For instance, why waste and junk can also be art. Or why something skillfully appropriated in art is better than badly conceived. Or why these days an unsuspecting visitor can suddenly join in a work of art. We lined up the 100 featured works from the collection on the included sheets of stickers. Pick your favorites and give the cover your own twist! With this guide, every curious visitor can be well prepared for their next encounter with modern art.

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Book Synopsis In fact, my entire journey through Amsterdam's vibrant house museums was one great historical sensation in a variety of contexts. I followed in the footsteps of Dutch East India Company directors, workers, orphans, writers, artists, architects, and many others, seeing how they livedand worked. How they ate in poverty-stricken 19th-century slums or at lavishly laid tables in canal-side mansions of Van Loon or Bartolotti. How they prayed in secret with Father Parmentier in a clandestine attic church. I am not longer just an Amsterdammer: now I'm an Amsterdammer with a past. - Froukje Wattel.Text in English and Dutch.

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Book SynopsisThe first transnational history of photography’s accommodation in the art museum Photography was long regarded as a “middle-brow” art by the art institution. Yet, at the turn of the millennium, it became the hot, global art of our time. In this book—part institutional history, part account of shifting photographic theories and practices—Alexandra Moschovi tells the story of photography’s accommodation in and as contemporary art in the art museum. Archival research of key exhibitions and the contrasting collecting policies of MoMA, Tate, the Guggenheim, the V&A, and the Centre Pompidou offer new insights into how art as photography and photography as art have been collected and exhibited since the 1930s. Moschovi argues that this accommodation not only changed photography’s status in art, culture, and society, but also played a significant role in the rebranding of the art museum as a cultural and social site. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).Trade ReviewIt retraces the history of how photography entered the art museum, a place where it initially did not have access to, and how this history has been a local as well as global phenomenon, as demonstrated by the five case studies that constitute the core of this book: MoMA, Tate, the Guggenheim, the V&A, and the Centre Pompidou. Moschovi unpacks these histories in great detail and a sharp eye for context, but also with great writing pleasure and craft, which makes her study almost a page-turner. [...] Moschovi succeeds in writing a new form of art history, with museums and photography as key players, which strikes the right balance between internal (artistic, historical) and external (political, financial, social) perspectives and concerns. Two or more worlds, perhaps, but the author gives us the best of them by bringing them together in this innovative study.Jan Baetens, Leonardo Reviews Archive, April 2021The result of two decades of research into art institutions’ engagement with photography in all its forms, this book is a detailed and archivally-engaged examination of photography’s accommodation in the art museum.Mary Pelletier, The Classic Platform, 26 May 2021Dans tous les cas, cet ouvrage est dense, certes, mais il n’intéressera pas que les amateurs de musées ou les spécialistes des institutions. C’est d’abord une histoire de l’histoire de la photographie. Stewen Corvez, Critique d’art [En ligne], 4 juni 2021, URL : http://journals.openedition.org/critiquedart/78003This is an important and interesting book. […] this book is a real contribution to exhibition histories and/or curatorial studies, with a particular focus on large national museums. […] Moschovi's attention to the tensions between modes, and their non-resolution as photography is established in each museum, is what makes this book so fascinating.Alison Green, Source, Issue 106, Autumn 2021https://www.source.ie/archive/issue106/is106contents.phpMit Alexandra Moschovis 'A Gust of Photo-Philia' liegt nun zum ersten Mal eine breit ange­legte systematische Rekonstruktion dieser Ereignisse vor. Genau wie Grundberg konzentriert sich auch Moschovi auf das künstleri­sche Feld der Fotografie, im Unterschied zu ihm öffnet sie den Radius ihres Interesses aber weit über Manhattan hinaus: In fünf ausgedehnten Fallstudien, die je ein Kapitel des Buches ausmachen, zeichnet sie die Entwicklungen in fünf international renommierten Ausstellungshäusern nach: Neben dem MoMA und dem Guggen­heim Museum in New York sind dies das Victoria and Albert und die Tate in London sowie das Musée National d’Art Modern im Pariser Centre Pompidou.Steffen Siegel, Bd. 3 Nr. 4 (2022): 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual. Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte und visuellen Kultur, https://doi.org/10.11588/xxi.2022.4.91686Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction A Foot in the Museum’s Door A Gust of Photo-Philia The Question of the Medium The Structure of the Book 1. Photography Itself What is “Camera Esthetics”? A “Universal” Language Photography Itself “More Than One Photography” New Stories of Modern Art Navigating an “Ocean of Images” 2. The Art(s) of Photography Art Education for “All Classes” A Collection for the Art of Photography Between Form and Function Toward the “Bigger Picture” Pluralism and Participation 3. Art as Photography, Photography as Art Art as Photography The Unique Original Copy Who’s Afraid of Contemporary Art? A Photo-Philic Turn Embracing the Vernacular Photographies and Histories Engaging New Audiences 4. Postmedia Pictures A “Postmedia” Collection in the Making A Global Museum Hybrid Images Accommodating the “Polymorphous” Photographic A New Poetics of the Photographic Image 5. Between Images Photography and the French State A Postmodern Museum A Collection for the Nation Episode 1: Plasticity and Hybridity Episode 2: Passages Between Media Episode 3: What is (Museum) Photography After All? Postscript Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisWith its aesthetically powerful interior architecture, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna on Maria-Theresien-Platz is completely unique in terms of architecture and interior design. Showcasing the museum in all its glory, this luxurious volume is the definitive reference to the museum and a sumptuous showcase of the permanent collection. The book creates a fascinating dialogue between the greatest artists and their works from antiquity to the 19th century. This book tells the story of the building and the interior splendour and presents the museums most seminal works, including the Bruegel collection and the outstanding masterpieces by Velázquez, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Eyck, and many others. An indispensable resource for anyone who loves art history, this is a richly illustrated record of one of the world’s greatest collections of European art.Table of ContentsFOREWORD ENTRANCE THE COLLECTIONS: A BRIEF HISTORY NEW MUSEUMS ON THE RINGSTRASSE THE MUSEUM’S INTERIOR AND ITS DECORATION A MATTER OF PRIORITIES UNUSUAL NEIGHBOURS: WORKS FROM THE COLLECTIONS ON FACADES, WALLS, AND CEILINGS LITERATURE

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Book SynopsisThe Sistine Chapel enchants the visitor by the splendid harmony it radiates as a concept fully realised, by the unmatched artistic qualities of the individual works, the profound ideas that govern the planning of the paintings and the splendid, robust and lively figures created by Michelangelo and other artists. In this book, jointly produced by the Musei Vaticani and Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the chapel' s paintings are examined in relation to the theological interpretations prevailing in that period. Many of these works have already been presented in isolation by leading experts on the chapel, with detailed descriptions and comments. However, its recent restoration makes possible a new approach to interpreting the pictures, based among other factors on the symbolism of the colours. Greek language text. 186 illus., most colour.Trade Reviewfrom reviews of the English language edition, published by Abbeville Press "...Beautifully and lavishly illustrated the book brings new arguments, new insights, and new photographs into the fray ... with an abundance of detailed illustrations that strengthen and enhance our understanding of this unique work of art. A marvelous addition to the Abbeville roster of outstanding art books." Art Times "Even if readers resist accepting every detail of the authors argument regarding the chapels theological complexity, they will be stimulated by the learned discussion and attracted to the books high-quality production." Choice "This new study ... reveals the profound theological vision encoded in the allegorical imagery of the chapels breathtaking paintings. ... All in all, an intellectual and aesthetic feast." The Catholic Answer Table of ContentsΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΑ ΣΗΜΕΙΩΜΑ ΤΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΛΟΓΟΣ ΜΑΡΙΝΑ ΛΑΜΠΡΑΚΗ–ΠΛΑΚΑ ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΠΡΩΤΟ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΣΚΗΝΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΛΑΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΙΝΗΣ ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗΣ ΕΠΙ ΣΙΞΤΟΥ Δ΄ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟ ΟΙ ΝΩΠΟΓΡΑΦΙΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΑΓΓΕΛΟΥ ΜΠΟΥΟΝΑΡΟΤΙ ΕΠΙ ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ Β΄ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΡΙΤΟ ΟΙ ΣΙΒΥΛΛΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΟ ΟΙ ΕΝΝΕΑ ΝΩΠΟΓΡΑΦΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΡΟΦΗΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΓΕΝΕΣΕΩΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΠΕΜΠΤΟ Η «ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑ» ΤΟΥ ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΑΓΓΕΛΟΥ ΕΠΙΛΟΓΟΣ ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΕΙΣ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΕΥΡΕΤΗΡΙΟ

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Book SynopsisThis brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughoutTable of ContentsIntroduction - Nikolaos Kaltsas Prehistoric Collection - Lena Papazoglou-Manioudaki Neolithic Culture Cycladic Culture Akrotiri, Thera Mycenaean Civilization Early and Middle Bronze Age Vase Collection - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Gold Jewellery - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Terracotta Figurines - Christina Avronidaki and Evangelos Vivliodetis

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Book SynopsisThis brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout French language edition. Also available in English, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Greek editions.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Nikolaos Kaltsas Prehistoric Collection - Lena Papazoglou-Manioudaki Neolithic Culture Cycladic Culture Akrotiri, Thera Mycenaean Civilization Early and Middle Bronze Age Vase Collection - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Gold Jewellery - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Terracotta Figurines - Christina Avronidaki and Evangelos Vivliodetis

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Book SynopsisThis brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughoutTable of ContentsIntroduction - Nikolaos Kaltsas Prehistoric Collection - Lena Papazoglou-Manioudaki Neolithic Culture Cycladic Culture Akrotiri, Thera Mycenaean Civilization Early and Middle Bronze Age Vase Collection - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Gold Jewellery - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Terracotta Figurines - Christina Avronidaki and Evangelos Vivliodetis

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Book SynopsisThis brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughoutTable of ContentsIntroduction - Nikolaos Kaltsas Prehistoric Collection - Lena Papazoglou-Manioudaki Neolithic Culture Cycladic Culture Akrotiri, Thera Mycenaean Civilization Early and Middle Bronze Age Vase Collection - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Gold Jewellery - Elizabeth Stasinopoulou Terracotta Figurines - Christina Avronidaki and Evangelos Vivliodetis

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Book SynopsisThis brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughoutTable of Contents 6介绍 尼古拉斯∙卡尔查斯 NIKOLAOS KALTSAS 10 史前文物收藏 莱娜 ∙帕帕佐戈罗—玛尼欧达奇 LENA PAPAZOGLOU-MANIOUDAKI 12 新石器时代文化 13 青铜器时代的早期和中期 14 基克拉泽斯文化 (爱琴海环形群岛) 18 阿克罗蒂里, 锡拉岛 (又称圣托里尼岛) 22 迈锡尼文明 32 雕塑收藏 尼克劳斯∙卡尔查斯 NIKOLAOS KALTSAS 56 埃及收藏 莱娜 ∙帕帕佐戈罗— 玛尼欧达奇 LENA PAPAZOGLOU-MANIOUDAKI 46 青铜器收藏 罗莎∙帕茹斯克尼托普罗 ROSA PROSKINITOPOULOU 62 收藏家斯塔萨托斯 收藏 埃莱尼∙佐斯 ELENI ZOSI 68 陶瓶收藏 伊丽莎白∙斯达斯诺普罗 ELIZABETH STASINOPOULOU 84 黄金首饰 伊丽莎白∙斯达斯诺普罗 ELIZABETH STASINOPOULOU 90 赤陶小雕塑 赫里斯汀娜∙阿维龙尼达克 CHRISTINA AVRONIDAKI 依万戈罗斯∙维维利欧德提斯 EVANGLOS VIVLIODETIS 96 玻璃器皿 伊丽莎白∙斯达斯诺普鲁 ELIZABETH STASINOPOULOU 102 伏拉斯多斯—色皮利(家族)收藏 阿纳斯塔斯亚 ∙嘎杜鲁 ANASTASIA GADOLOU 乔治∙卡瓦蒂亚斯 GIORGOS KAVVADIAS 108 塞浦路斯收藏 尼克劳斯∙卡尔查斯 NIKOLAOS KALTSAS

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